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Melania laevissima G. B. Sowerby I, 1824
848317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848317)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania laevissima var. decollata Brot, 1875 accepted as Pachychilus laevissimus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) (invalid; not Lamarck, 1822)
- Variety Melania laevissima var. costatoplicata Brot, 1875 (uncertain)
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1824). Descriptions, accompanied by figures, of several new species of shells. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1: 58-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570785
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Venezuela
type locality contained in Venezuela [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania laevissima G. B. Sowerby I, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848317 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. I. (1824). Descriptions, accompanied by figures, of several new species of shells. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1: 58-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570785
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
